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(Master said to me one day, “You seem to look better these few days.” I said, “Perhaps because I am more repentant these days.” Then Master said, “Is repentance really useful? Many people outside are repenting. They make pilgrimages to mountains and rivers. In Tibet, lots of people committed their whole life in their pilgrimage, as if they have no intention to come back alive. They undertake the pilgrimage just to repent. But have they been liberated?” When Master asked me this question, I was stunned. And then Master immediately continued, “If, while we are still living, we fail to find an enlightened Master, fail to receive the Master Power to communicate with Him, it’s useless no matter how hard we repent. If that is really of use, long ago the world would have been… Many people are worshipping the Buddha every day, doing a lot of repentance rituals every day. They should have been liberated and disappeared long ago. Why are there so many sentient beings staying behind in this world? It’s because they haven’t found that Power; therefore, it’s totally futile.” So Master taught me a lesson that day too. […])
(From what I feel, after we make a mistake, the first lesson we learn, that is to say, the realization given to us by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, is that there is nothing special about us. Don’t be arrogant, we need to remain humble. […] The second aspect is that only after we have made mistakes, do we begin to develop some sympathy. Before that happens, if we are not the ones who erred, we won’t be aware of those potential pitfalls. Without being tested ourselves, when we see other people making mistakes, we might find ourselves looking down upon them a little. We may not be able to understand their situation. Seeing them making mistakes, it’s as if they are all irrelevant to us. However, when we make a mistake, then we understand. The tests on our spiritual path are incredibly subtle; they could appear anytime, anywhere. Our first reaction should be to check ourselves immediately. Had it been me, would I have made the same mistake? Don’t just stand there laughing at people as an onlooker. […])
